Christine Boynton covers air transport in the Americas for Aviation Week Network.
Beginning her career as an Editor with Air Transport World and SpeedNews, Boynton was named Best Young Journalist at the 2012 Aerospace Media Awards. She next spent time in broadcast as a Digital Executive Producer for a Baltimore TV station. Entering the nonprofit world next, for roles involving marketing, communications and PR, Boynton became Director of Content at a Boston-based land conservation organization. She returned to aviation journalism in 2023, as a Senior Editor with Aviation Week.
Boynton graduated from McDaniel College with a B.A. in Communications and English.
Spirit Airlines CEO Ted Christie was questioned by lawyers for the defense on Day Two of the antitrust trial challenging the proposed JetBlue-Spirit merger.
Separately, JetBlue reported a Q3 net loss of $153 million, citing several challenges including the wind-down of its Northeast Alliance with American Airlines.
